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Botula ripleyana

Bivalvia - Mytilida - Mytilidae

Taxonomy

Lithophagus ripleyanus was named by Gabb (1862).

It was recombined as Botula ripleyana by Sohl and Koch (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

B. carolinensis, B. similoides

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1862	Lithophagus ripleyanus Gabb
1983	Botula ripleyana Sohl and Koch

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Mytilomorphi	Ferussac 1822
order	Mytilida	(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamily	Mytiloidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Mytilidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Modiolinae	(Termier and Termier 1950)
genus	Botula	Mörch 1853
species	ripleyana	(Gabb 1862)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Botula ripleyana Gabb 1862

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Composition 2:

low Mg calcitef

Entire body:

yesf

Adult length:

10 to < 100f

Adult width:

10 to < 100f

Adult height:

10 to < 100f

Thickness:

intermediatef

Folds:

nonef

Ribbing:

minorf

Spines:

nonef

Internal reinforcement:

nonef

Ontogeny:

accretionf

Environment:

lagoonal, coastal, inner shelf, outer shelf, oceanic, brackish, freshwaterf

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesg

Epibiont:

yessubf

Life habit:

boringg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2004-02-29 17:49:15

Modified:

2009-10-10 16:28:54

Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, f = family, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Georgia)	Botula ripleyana (4309)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Botula ripleyana (4137 4142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Botula ripleyana (4207)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Maryland)	Botula ripleyana (4369)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Botula ripleyana (1313 26818)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Georgia)	Botula ripleyana (1309)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Wyoming)	Botula ripleyana (1338)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Botula ripleyana (1391)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Maryland)	Botula ripleyana (1312)